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Lamentations 3:43

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You wrapped yourself in anger and came after us. You struck us down without showing any mercy.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes it feels like God's anger is all we can see, and his mercy feels completely hidden.

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